Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)
Quick Facts
Biography
Hermes Diego Martínez (born 5 July 1992) is an Argentinian professional football player who last played as a defender for New York City FC in Major League Soccer.
Club career
River Plate
Martínez made his debut appearance on 16 May 2012, turning out in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina against San Lorenzo in a match which ended in a 2–0 victory. He then made his league debut on 23 September 2012 in a game against Racing.
Martínez also participated in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, winning it in his first and only attempt and beating Defensor Sporting in the final.
Loan to Sarmiento
After manager Ramon Diaz made it clear that Martínez was not in his first team plans for the Torneo Inicial stage of the league campaign, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of the Primera B Nacional with whom he played 18 games.
Loan to Patronato
The following season, Martínez was loaned out to Patronato de Parana, also of the B Nacional.
New York City FC
On 22 January 2016, Martínez was unveiled as a signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC, joining on a free transfer. Following a season where he struggled to crack the starting eleven, he was released from his contract with New York City on November 28, 2016.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| New York City FC | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
Honours
- River Plate
- U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2012